Glucojel jellybeans are set to be deployed by pharmacists as a sweetener for voters to preference Labor last in this weekend’s Dunkley by-election A pallet-load of the Pharmacy-Only Glucojel jellybeans …

RACGP president questions pharmacists’ motivation in wanting rights to prescribe Covid-19 antivirals  Steps to ensure “there are no perverse incentives for prescribing” need to be taken before pharmacists could be allowed …

TGA clamps down on alleged unlawful advertising and supply of erectile dysfunction medicines  A NSW-based individual has been issued 13 fines totaling $42,900 by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in …

Quarterly registration report records First Nations pharmacist numbers for the first time  More than 100 Indigenous Australians hold professional registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia, new data from the …

PharmX eyes new services and deeper market penetration after posting half-year profit Electronic ordering and invoicing company PharmX has posted a $300,000 underlying net profit after tax for the most …

Details of the new medications to be listed for 60-day dispensing will be revealed next week  A full list of medications that will be eligible for double dispensing will be …

Authorising pharmacists to prescribe Covid-19 antivirals could limit wastage, a Guild leader says  The rejection of a recommendation to allow pharmacists to initiate Covid-19 oral antiviral treatment for patients eligible …

Pharmacy Board of Australia registration figures top 37,000 for the first time  Record numbers of pharmacists hold professional registration with the Pharmacy Board of Australia, data released by the Australian …

Wholesaler reports double-digit growth in hospital division’s revenue   EBOS’s Symbion Hospitals division is reporting revenue growth of almost 15% for the first half of the 2023/24 financial year.   …

Healthcare providers continue to top the list for data breach notifications with malicious attacks and human error as the main factors  More than one-in-five data breaches reported to the Office …

CAPS looking to take the fight to Labor at next weekend’s Dunkley by-election with Ben Casey-clad pharmacists at polling booths  Representatives of the Community and Pharmacy Support Group (CAPS) are …

Pharmaceutical wholesaler reports strong growth ahead of Chemist Warehouse’s switch to rival  Symbion’s parent company, EBOS Group is reporting “strong normalised growth” for the first half of the 2023/24 financial …